Watermelon Slim

Watermelon Slim is Making a Scene

Richard L'Hommedieu americana, blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, roots, Watermelon Slim May 3, 2020

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Watermelon Slim! Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine wrote “From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim delivers acutely personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of life, a […]

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Watermelon Slim Traveling Man

Richard Ludmerer blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Watermelon Slim March 27, 2020

Watermelon Slim Traveling Man Northern Blues Music William P. Homans III was born in Boston, the son of a civil rights lawyer. He was raised in North Carolina where the family maid would sing him John Lee Hooker songs. He rejected his family’s career aspirations and served in Vietnam. When he returned home in 1973 […]

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LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Watermelon Slim

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, live from the midnightcircus, making a Scene, Watermelon Slim February 19, 2019

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Watermelon Slim! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Watermelon Slim is Making a Scene!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Watermelon Slim February 16, 2019

HOME PAGE FACEBOOK PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Watermelon Slim! Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine wrote “From sizzling slide guitar…to nitty-gritty harp blowing…to a gruff, resonating Okie twang, Slim delivers acutely personal workingman blues with both hands on the wheel of […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Watermelon Slim Church of The Blues

Richard Ludmerer blues, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, Watermelon Slim January 30, 2019

Watermelon Slim Church of The Blues Northern Blues Music William P. Homans III was born in Boston but raised in North Carolina where he first heard the blues. He rejected his family’s career aspirations and served in Vietnam. When he returned home in 1973 he became involved in “Vietnam Veterans Against the War” and recorded […]